#!/bin/bash

#Update for Ubuntu 14.04: http://www.thanhsiang.org/faqing/node/209

#0. Stick to LTS.
#Do not upgrade your system to 13.04, which is very slow.

#1. Install gnome-shell
#Press CTRL+ALT+T simultaneously to enter terminal.

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

#log out and choose "gnome classical no effects" to log in
#Note: To add and remove application launchers in the gnome-panel you need to:
#Press Win+Alt and right-click the top menu bar - N.B. Win is the Windows Symbol key
#For more info read here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/91445/how-do-i-remove-an-icon-from-the-to...

#2. uninstall unity and compiz
sudo apt-get remove unity
sudo apt-get remove compiz

#3. to replace Ubuntu Software Center with Synptic
#uninstall ubuntu software cente
sudo apt-get remove software-center
sudo apt-get autoremove software-center

#install synaptic
sudo apt-get install synaptic

#Install Gdebi Package Installer for installing deb package manually.
sudo apt-get install gdebi

#4. Remove Ubuntu One
#‘Ubuntu One’:
sudo apt-get autoremove ubuntuone-client python-ubuntuone-control-panel

#5. remove indicator-messages
#‘indicator-messages’ :- It’s a small icon on the top bar on your desktop that allows you to access various social apps and their settings (such as Gwibber, Empathy etc).
sudo apt-get autoremove indicator-messages
sudo apt-get autoremove telepathy-indicator

#6 remove Deja-dup
#‘Deja-dup’: If you don’t use this file backup tool, use the below command to get rid of it.
sudo apt-get autoremove deja-dup

#7. Remove Zeitgeist
#Zeitgeist is a service which logs the users’s activities and events, anywhere from files opened to websites visited and conversations.
#‘Zeitgeist’: As said above, this is a major component in Ubuntu. If you don’t need it, and because it too has few services that occupy my RAM, use the below command to remove it.
sudo apt-get autoremove zeitgeist-core

#8: Replace Totem with Smplayer
sudo apt-get remove totem
sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get install smplayer

#9. install gconf-cleaner
sudo apt-get install gconf-cleaner

#Run gconf-cleaner
gconf-cleaner

#10. Clean cashes and un-used dependencies
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
#Other Option: Install bum to remove ‘unnecessary’ system services, manually
sudo apt-get install bum

#Then use the below command to launch it.
gksudo bum






